Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hospitalist | Days & Nights

Henry Ford Health; Michigan; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a contingent Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Hospital Medicine team at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. The APP will provide inpatient care for hospitalized and observation patients, performing admissions, daily rounds, and ongoing management of acute and chronic conditions.

Collaboration with physicians, nursing, and case management ensures safe transitions of care.

Qualifications

• One year of Rapid Response/Critical Care experience as an APP is required.
• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program.
• Current Michigan licensure.
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA).
• BLS required; ACLS required (or obtained after hire).

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient care for hospitalized and observation patients.
• Perform admissions, daily rounds, and clinical assessments.
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans with supervising physicians.
• Coordinate with nursing, case management, and consultants for transitions of care.
• Document timely and support patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Rapid Response Experience

Education

NP/PA degree (accredited program)

Job description

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hospitalist | Days & Nights

Location: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Status: Contingent | Days & Nights

Setting: 100% Inpatient | 100% Adult Patients

Call/Weekends: No call requirements | Every third weekend

Position Overview

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a contingent Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. This role focuses on providing comprehensive inpatient care for hospitalized and observation patients through admissions, daily rounding, clinical assessments, and ongoing management of acute and chronic medical conditions. The APP will evaluate acute clinical changes, develop evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians, and work closely with nursing, case management, consultants, and other interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include timely documentation, facilitating transitions of care, and supporting quality and patient safety initiatives. This position has no call requirements, working every third weekend is required and the opportunity to practice at the top of your license with a high degree of clinical autonomy and meaningful physician collaboration in a supportive hospital medicine environment.

Why Henry Ford Health

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
• Supportive, collaborative systemwide team
• Meaningful impact on employee health and safety

Employment contingent upon credentialing and completion of Employee Health screening per HFHS policy.

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Qualifications

• One year responding to Rapid Response/Critical care as an APP required
• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program
• Current (or in-process) Michigan licensure
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
• BLS required; ACLS required (or obtained after hire)

Credentials

Education & Training

• Physician Assistant (PA): Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Completion of a Nurse Practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

Licensure

• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of Michigan, or in the process of applying (proof of application required).

Certification

• PA:Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• NP: National certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan (e.g., ANCC, AANP)

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – required (may be obtained after hire)

DEA / Controlled Substance Licensure

• PA: DEA and Michigan Controlled Substance License (CSL) required through credentialing
• NP: DEA registration required through credentialing; NPs do not hold a Michigan CSL and will use their Michigan license number during the application process